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Lady Macbeth Conscience Quotes

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Anything but a Gentle Lady
William Shakespeare’s thrilling tragedy Macbeth includes many unique individuals, many lost in a fierce battle between greed and conscience. Upon the delivery of his three prophecies, the great general Macbeth finds one of them quickly fulfilled as he is promoted to the role of the Thane of Cawdor. As Macbeth was already the Thane of Glamis, only one prediction remains: “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, that shalt be king hereafter.” (I, iii, 51-52).What Macbeth does next to seize the crown is completely against his conscience, and is directly influenced by his self proclaimed partner- the gruesome Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is a brutal, ruthless character that is willing to do anything to ensure that her husband

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